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Improving access to dementia care: development and evaluation of a rural and remote memory clinic
Morgan, Debra G.,
Crossley, Margaret,
Kirk, Andrew,
D’Arcy, Carl,
Stewart, Norma,
Biem, Jay,
Forbes, Dorothy,
Harder, Sheri,
Basran, Jenny,
Dal Bello-Haas, Vanina,
McBain, Lesley
The availability, accessibility and acceptability of services are critical factors in rural health service delivery. In Canada, the aging population and the consequent increase in prevalence of dementia challenge the ability of many rural communities to provide specialized dementia care. This paper describes the development, operation and evaluation of an interdisciplinary memory clinic designed to […]
A randomized clinical trial of Behavioral Activation (BA) therapy for improving psychological and physical health in dementia caregivers: results of the Pleasant Events Program (PEP)
Moore, Raeanne C.,
Chattillion, Elizabeth A.,
Ceglowski, Jennifer,
Ho, Jennifer,
von Känel, Roland,
Mills, Paul J.,
Ziegler, Michael G.,
Patterson, Thomas L.,
Grant, Igor,
Mausbach, Brent T.
Dementia caregiving is associated with elevations in depressive symptoms and increased risk for cardiovascular diseases (CVD). This study evaluated the efficacy of the Pleasant Events Program (PEP), a 6-week Behavioral Activation intervention designed to reduce CVD risk and depressive symptoms in caregivers. One hundred dementia family caregivers were randomized to either the 6-week PEP intervention […]
Ingestion of Chlorella reduced the oxidation of erythrocyte membrane lipids in senior Japanese subjects
Miyazawa, Taiki,
Nakagawa, Kiyotaka,
Takekoshi, Hideo,
Higuchi, Ohki,
Kato, Shunji,
Kondo, Momoko,
Kimura, Fumiko,
Miyazawa, Teruo
Accumulation of phospholipid hydroperoxide (PLOOH) in erythrocyte membranes is an abnormality found in patients with senile dementia, including those with Alzheimer’s disease. In our previous studies, dietary xanthophylls (polar carotenoids such as lutein) were hypothesized to inhibit lipid peroxidation. In the present study, we conducted a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled human trial to assess the impact […]
Turning back the hands of time: Autobiographical memories in dementia cued by a museum setting
The current study examined the effects of cuing autobiographical memory retrieval in 12 older participants with dementia through immersion into a historically authentic environment that recreated the material and cultural context of the participants’ youth. Participants conversed in either an everyday setting (control condition) or a museum setting furnished in early twentieth century style (experimental […]
Cost-effectiveness of one year dementia follow-up care by memory clinics or general practitioners: economic evaluation of a randomised controlled trial
Meeuwsen, Els,
Melis, René,
van der Aa, Geert,
Golüke-Willemse, Gertie,
de Leest, Benoit,
van Raak, Frank,
Schölzel-Dorenbos, Carla,
Verheijen, Desiree,
Verhey, Frans,
Visser, Marieke,
Wolfs, Claire,
Adang, Eddy,
Olde Rikkert, Marcel
Objective: To evaluate the cost-effectiveness of post-diagnosis dementia treatment and coordination of care by memory clinics compared to general practitioners’ care.; Methods: A multicentre randomised trial with 175 community dwelling patients newly diagnosed with mild to moderate dementia, and their informal caregivers, with twelve months’ follow-up. Cost-effectiveness was evaluated from a societal point of view […]
A comparison of neuropsychiatric and cognitive profiles in delirium, dementia, comorbid delirium-dementia and cognitively intact controls
Meagher, D. J.,
Leonard, M.,
Donnelly, S.,
Conroy, M.,
Saunders, J.,
Trzepacz, P. T.
Purpose: Delirium and dementia have overlapping features that complicate differential diagnosis. Delirium symptoms overshadow dementia symptoms when they co-occur, but delirium phenomenology in comorbid cases has not been compared to both conditions alone.; Methods: Consecutive adults with DSM-IV delirium, dementia, comorbid delirium-dementia and cognitively intact controls were assessed using the Revised Delirium Rating Scale (DRS-R98) […]
Specialist mental health consultation for depression in Australian aged care residents with dementia: a cluster randomized trial
McSweeney, Kate,
Jeffreys, Aimee,
Griffith, Joanne,
Plakiotis, Chris,
Kharsas, Renee,
O'Connor, Daniel W.
Objective: This cluster randomized controlled trial sought to determine whether multidisciplinary specialist mental health consultation was more effective than care as usual in treating the depression of aged care residents with dementia.; Methods: Three hundred and eighty nine aged care residents were screened for dementia and major depression. Forty four were ultimately included in the […]
Screening for dementia using telephone interviews. An evaluation and reliability study of the Telephone Interview for Cognitive Status (TICS) in its modified German version
Matrisch, M.,
Trampisch, U.,
Klaaßen-Mielke, R.,
Pientka, L.,
Trampisch, H.J.,
Thiem, U.
Background: To assess cognitive impairment or dementia in epidemiologic studies using telephone interviews for data acquisition, valid, reliable and short instruments suitable for telephone administration are required. For the Telephone Interview for Cognitive Status (TICS) in its modified German version, the only instrument used in Germany so far, more data on reliability and practicability are […]
In vivo assessment of amyloid-β deposition in nondemented very elderly subjects
Mathis, Chester A.,
Kuller, Lewis H.,
Klunk, William E.,
Snitz, Beth E.,
Price, Julie C.,
Weissfeld, Lisa A.,
Rosario, Bedda L.,
Lopresti, Brian J.,
Saxton, Judith A.,
Aizenstein, Howard J.,
McDade, Eric M.,
Kamboh, M. Ilyas,
DeKosky, Steven T.,
Lopez, Oscar L.
Objective: This study examined amyloid-β (Aβ) deposition in 190 nondemented subjects aged ≥82 years to determine the proportion of Aβ-positive scans and associations with cognition, apolipoprotein E (APOE) status, brain volume, and Ginkgo biloba (Gb) treatment.; Methods: Subjects who agreed to participate had a brain magnetic resonance imaging and positron emission tomography scan with (11) […]